In Conversation with Thurston Moore | The Great Escape Festival 2019 | Fender
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5 жыл бұрынWatch Thurston Moore discuss his influences and his time in Sonic Youth, as well as the Jazzmaster's role in the development of new-wave and other alternative guitar styles. Hosted by Steve Lamacq.
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In Conversation with Thurston Moore | The Great Escape Festival 2019 | Fender
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@justinwilliam4644 5 жыл бұрын
Wish it went longer, I'm thurston for some Moore
@leeannasloan526 4 жыл бұрын
I like it...brilliant.
@samreilly4360 4 жыл бұрын
lol
@helenelizabeth3472 3 жыл бұрын
hahahahah this made me laugh
@hushed4085 3 жыл бұрын
we need Moore Thurston
@danielnavajas9 3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@sethriggenbach 3 жыл бұрын
Click below to skip to each section where Thurston Moore demonstrates the insane sounds he creates with his Jazzmaster 10:55 - Thurston Explains how he explores different tunings 19:30 - Thurston uses a ballpoint pen to create insane pitch bends 28:35 - Thurston plays an excerpt from a Glenn Branca minimalist guitar composition 20:58 - Thurston plays part of his two note minimalist composition inspired by Glenn Branca 37:20 - Thurston demonstrates the chime and drone achieved by playing the strings behind the bridge 38:40 - Thurston plays some insane feedback drones while pushing his guitar into the amp and stage floor (!!!) 49:25 - Thurston closes out by playing an intense, spaced out chimey drone reminiscent of an ancient temple, ending with some shattering feedback
@slackerVK 5 жыл бұрын
Nothing’s better than a few pairs of strings tuned in unison.
@alexwalton593 5 жыл бұрын
great to see you here
@tekkenchampion832 5 жыл бұрын
god himself has blessed this video....
@asparagusbear3323 5 жыл бұрын
Hey dude, love your videos. Cheers.
@pawnboy66 5 жыл бұрын
More sebadoh vids man!!! Great Chanel!!
@jonmoon4604 5 жыл бұрын
@@asparagusbear3323 Same. Essential viewing for me.
@HermanWaldorf 5 жыл бұрын
When Thurston picks up the guitar, it's immediately Sonic Youth
@missaliceoliphant 5 жыл бұрын
I got halfway through watching this, felt inspired, wrote a new song that IM SO PROUD OF, finished the rest and just felt super happy :)
@ask-ingarbhn6855 5 жыл бұрын
I know, i just tuned my guitar strings to random notes and just played for an hour
@missaliceoliphant 5 жыл бұрын
@@ask-ingarbhn6855 and a BUNCH of feedback
@ask-ingarbhn6855 5 жыл бұрын
@@missaliceoliphant naturally:)
@mikeferrellmusic 4 жыл бұрын
Let’s hear it!
@jhonnycagexrage7458 4 жыл бұрын
That is so awesome, it's really hard to be inspired sometimes and when you finally find your sound and your music sounds great for your own ears is one of the best feelings ever
@marshorner1573 2 жыл бұрын
Thurston is truly a musical hero of mine, because not only is he a kind and genuine person, he helped set the stage for being creatively free in music and not following common tropes for the sake of validation. He understands the freedom and subjectivity of music and refuses to abide by any one singular standard or fit neatly into a specific category. Thurston fully embodies what playing music is all about.
@headyBC 7 ай бұрын
So kind he cheated on his wife with a 19 year old
@justjoseph8259 6 ай бұрын
@@headyBC yeah i love him but hes a ginormous asshole for that
@binface9 5 жыл бұрын
I love how humble he is. Like in the way he plays something then immediately continues the conversation, not waiting for a round of applause from the audience
@hamedyarizade8331 5 жыл бұрын
this is the most important guitar interview of my life
@scatterbrainedidiot 4 жыл бұрын
To save many of you the trouble, the tuning he's using is: (Low to high D# D# A# A# C# D#.)
@barrymantz6026 3 жыл бұрын
NO IT IS NOT! CGDGCD!
@barrymantz6026 3 жыл бұрын
@@scatterbrainedidiot kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7Boibx5xN7Wd5c.html No it's not!
@barrymantz6026 3 жыл бұрын
You lost!
@scatterbrainedidiot 3 жыл бұрын
@@barrymantz6026 He says at 11:58 the low string is a D# and they're in unison. Sorry but you lost.
@barrymantz6026 3 жыл бұрын
@@scatterbrainedidiot Dude! Really! Have you ever heard the song? He's fucking famous for his tuning! And now you're telling me that's wrong! You are wrong! Admit it and pay me my money!
@MetricMod 5 жыл бұрын
Thurston is hands down one of the most underrated songwriter/guitarists EVER! Even jazz guitarists like Pat Metheny have stated that he is a genius. His last album took almost 6 months to grow on me. I couldn’t seem to find its message and overall tone, but when I did that was THAT! It is still in heavy rotation even today. There are no words for the respect I have for this man, Kim, Lee and Steve. Absolute treasures
@zobazoba69 5 жыл бұрын
looking good for a 61 year old man. this man is surely the perfect example of a musician being an «artist»
@zobazoba69 5 жыл бұрын
@Walt Coyle has nothing to do with his craft.
@humaninterface7153 5 жыл бұрын
@Walt Coyle he is also a human you know ? also dont confuse private life with art
@letsstartawarsaidmaggieoneday 4 жыл бұрын
Haki Mann Have you seen Stephen Morris lately? 62 and looks pushing 52
@drids. 5 жыл бұрын
Please do one with Kevin shields fender
@startervisions 5 жыл бұрын
they didn't do a live interview, but they did a mini documentary with him about a year ago. great little piece into his world
@movimentodoscacos 5 жыл бұрын
oh god please fender do it!!!!!!!!
@ravesonics 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@ezrablake1234 5 жыл бұрын
But he mainly uses Rickenbacker
@EstuaryEstuary 5 жыл бұрын
Ezra Blake no, jazzmasters
@daysofgrandeur 5 жыл бұрын
I could sit and listen to Thurston for hours.
@jonathandrake2677 5 жыл бұрын
Thurston and Lee are Clapton/Hendrix for me. I'm super inspired by this. Thanks for the music and always inspiring me.
@deathrowlemon7367 Жыл бұрын
I feel that way too. Thurston, Lee, and Kurt
@phnigra111 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you to whoever it was... venue owner, manager, etc.. who gave us that additional 5-10 minutes at the end
@jeremychamplin1078 5 жыл бұрын
That thing with the tennis racket...we've all been there Thurston.
@nicolasmrn 4 жыл бұрын
37:24 omg that unique sound, I remember that sounds in the beginning of "Mote" and in some noise soundscapes by Sonic Youth.
@nicolasmrn 4 жыл бұрын
The man is pure genius. When he started to play guitar at 11:11, it instantly sounded like the intro of an amazing new sonic youth song.
@peckermusic 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing sounds at 39 mins. Sonic Youth were such an incredible live band - moving, unnerving, dramatic.
@theplourde 3 жыл бұрын
I wish Thurston had a podcast. I’d love to hear any stories he had. I’m sure he and everybody in SY were around in NYC during the early 2000s when there was a huge boom of bands. I’ve wanted to hear from people that were living in the city during that time.
@lucifersdiamond Жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear from him more often. I have so much appreciation for the music and the endless inspiration SY always had, and continue to bring into the world for us. Takes me outta here
@DJJSerpico 3 жыл бұрын
Thurston is a God among men. I used to know him fairly well when he lived in NYC
@aestheticsosa9288 5 жыл бұрын
seriously what a gorgeous guitar
@lucasponce7201 4 жыл бұрын
Reinvented the way to play guitar , he’s maybe the most underrated guitar player and Demolished Thoughts is the most underrated album of all time
@agostocobain2729 5 жыл бұрын
I met sonic youth n 07 they are the kindest nicest most humble people I ever met. Thurston is the complete opposite of pretentious
@randoshus3762 4 жыл бұрын
I spoke to Lee a bit, and he was really easy to talk to... especially about guitars.
@slick7355 5 жыл бұрын
Is this the guy who puts blood in music and his family. What a brave man run.
@justanoptimist303 5 жыл бұрын
Great to hear him talk about Branca and Chatham.
@timmyg8206 5 жыл бұрын
Damn that needed to be way longer. I could watch Thurston for hours.
@movimentodoscacos 5 жыл бұрын
Thurston: "ah yes i love this guitar, i keep an eye on it all the time" also Thurston 10min: *abuses it, beats the neck on the floor etc*
@fkorekore265 5 жыл бұрын
Passion, baby. And he suffered several and massive gear steals.
@binface9 5 жыл бұрын
Nonsense. You can see he's actually be very careful in that section where he's manipulating feedback while gently bending the neck. He's never beating the neck.
@jhonnycagexrage7458 4 жыл бұрын
It's violent loving... Get it?
@electromuff7870 3 жыл бұрын
@@jhonnycagexrage7458 yeah, were kissing golden, we're going insane
@alanharwood368 4 жыл бұрын
I was there, spot me at 18.37 It was awesome !!
@brunogmguerra 4 жыл бұрын
I was about to write a comment saying the guy at 18:37 sure looked hooked! :D Must have been great!
@Ballonpoire39 3 жыл бұрын
Nice!!
@Ak3r0n 5 жыл бұрын
38:40 the way he bends that neck like a twig to modulate feedback. true mastery of noise
@FCInternazionale1145 3 жыл бұрын
Work at the guitar center in Miami and have met this gentleman on 2 occasions, definitely a humble and interesting lad. Pleasure meeting him
@francescolaterza5965 9 ай бұрын
Thank you all for this! It is really precious. THANKS ! Love you Mr. Moore
@Flux799 4 жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to see what he could do with an 8 string and really utilize all the strings in alternate tunings especially for the super low octave drones.
@expedientself 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes. The most important part of the whole discussion starts at 27:02
@ia5662 5 жыл бұрын
Damn, I've never seen that pen trick - totally trippy, but I can see how that really fit Sonic Youth.
@g.koch. 4 жыл бұрын
Some people would need a 400$+ pedal for it 😂🙄
@dmvconartists1855 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad fender recognizes how great Thurston is..
@blackmagnetband 5 жыл бұрын
He plays the guitar the right way
@Drexeh 5 жыл бұрын
I love this style too, but this comment is a complete contradiction to TM's message.
@NoisyGiraffe 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder what tuning the tennis racket was in.
@billyrogers4855 3 жыл бұрын
Someone should try putting pickups in a tennis racket
@bennyfromthe72 5 жыл бұрын
This is why the electric guitar is the most beautiful instrument of the 20th century.
@coldacre Жыл бұрын
he's a musical genius, straight up. thankyou Thurston for the decades of inspiration! Sonic Youth always came to Australia to tour every album and I'm so grateful for that. those Sonic Nurse shows are imprinted on my brain. Seymour Antiquity 2's are in my Jazzy... thats THE sound.
@RayRift 2 жыл бұрын
I'll still love Thurston Moore when he's 64!
@MyersJMark 5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, thanks for this.
@justinwilliam4644 5 жыл бұрын
As soon as he did that chime thing I heard the start of bull in the Heather
@martyschwartzhere9290 5 жыл бұрын
Anybody who criticizes Thurston's musical ability has absolutely no idea what they're talking about, period. As for who he is, I genuinely don't understand why people find him pretentious.
@indieguy81 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. He's always seemed like a pretty down-to-earth guy to me. The whole band is, actually. I think they get tagged as pretentious because of their association with the New York underground art scene and their beat poetry influenced lyrics.
@davetbassbos 5 жыл бұрын
"Ilk" at 2:01 the prosecution rests, lol! but seems like a sincere guy
@dougthealligator 5 жыл бұрын
I don’t think he’s deliberately smarmy or pretentious, but I feel like people who speak with the sort of deliberate manner that he does are often considered pretentious.
@89eyes 5 жыл бұрын
@@indieguy81 Look up Nardwuar vs. Sonic Youth and see how down-to-earth he is.
@agusb1988 5 жыл бұрын
@@89eyes think they were all messing around, either way I think nowadays they are all down to earth.
@justinwilliam4644 5 жыл бұрын
This is just great and very insightful, thank you
@michaelwtapp 2 жыл бұрын
He's very articulate! Thank you for sharing
@Keverton13 5 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed that. Thank you.
@NEALBEARD2 4 жыл бұрын
Saw him play this In Portsmouth at my local record shop. Fucking amazing.
@stuartpowell255 5 жыл бұрын
Total wizard of a guitar player. Love this!!!
@Caniballe 5 жыл бұрын
OMG, thanks a lot for this!
@iagobroxado 5 жыл бұрын
Way to go Fender!
@davetbassbos 5 жыл бұрын
I wish Tom Verlaine and Television had continued on along with Sonic Youth.
@magnusvanttinen7855 Ай бұрын
So Great. Thurston seems to be a nice person.
@sjd_macready 5 жыл бұрын
I have been a fan for 25 years or so but seriously at 40;30 I can get a similar sound sanding my floorboards!
@dmvconartists1855 5 жыл бұрын
Damn I've always loved sonic youth but I see that even I've underestimated Thurston's genius a bit.. there really is a method to the madness here
@LennySugiono 5 жыл бұрын
no way is he turning 61 ! crazy
@juliusebola9389 3 жыл бұрын
The interviewer asks good questions.
@Anna-nj6xx 3 жыл бұрын
Something new 😂👍
@owenwilberforce6138 Жыл бұрын
I always wondered how Lee and Thurston responded with corresponding tunings in composition. To have those tunings mesh and work together was interesting to consider. How the songs came together in this experimental milieu fascinates me. The sounds they devised broke all rules and barriers, bringing in drones, sympathetic overtones and a level of emotional honesty which I love. Similar to Hendrix, they found music in “noisy” textures that were beautiful and arresting. The fact that both Lee and Thurston were raised on classic rock but turned away from the basic format of classic rock speaks volumes. Thurston and Lee created new vocabularies and soundscapes with their unwillingness to rehash the past.
@pairadeau 5 жыл бұрын
beast from another galaxy
@samreilly4360 4 жыл бұрын
That thing he does at the end is really cool!
@airwaydude014 5 жыл бұрын
We need a revival/reunion of Sonic Youth. Bring back Thurston, Lee, Kim and Steve. Viva la noise rock gods.
@sandiaYpescado 5 жыл бұрын
dude cheated on kim with a girl they all were friends with. not gonna happen
@janhunter360 5 жыл бұрын
Great interview!
@ihrstinkt100 3 жыл бұрын
so good💕❤️💕
@ravesonics 5 жыл бұрын
OH YEAH!!! THURSTON MOORE!!!
@elpetardomalo999 5 жыл бұрын
genius love this
@l0serism 4 жыл бұрын
sonic youth is my inspiration or my midwest emo alt tuning stuff, this stuff is amazing
@dialecticalspectacle 5 жыл бұрын
Bravo.
@kidwajagstang 5 жыл бұрын
love how at 40:53 you can hear someone's watch alarm go off!
@jeremynothing 5 жыл бұрын
My first guitar was a golf club. No joke. ..and my microphone was our vacuum.
@TheAirsoftGang5 5 жыл бұрын
thumbail looks like dave mustaine with a haircut
@movimentodoscacos 5 жыл бұрын
lmao it really does
@cockandballs6963 5 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought lol
@triplesevensix291 5 жыл бұрын
Dave has throat cancer now. Hope he beats it!
@davidmunoz8215 4 жыл бұрын
Thurston Moore is the indie Mustaine
@axelbergstrom3644 4 жыл бұрын
Thurston is way cooler than Mustaine
@filipecoutinho5706 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Brighton, lovely place
@NEALBEARD2 4 жыл бұрын
39 mins in... epic!
@orcabrain 5 жыл бұрын
im need jazzmaster now
@nic-ci_66-77 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastica intervista
@aurora3655 5 жыл бұрын
That's similar to me! My first song was Louie Louie, then Back in the NY Groove by Ace Freely, then I discovered I knew the chords to Jimi Hendrix's Wild Thing, I had bought a Profile guitar because it was affordable to me, and it had a whammy bar; suddenly I could make all kinds of crazy distorted sounds, and that was all I did for awhile, micmic Hendrix's noise lol! ....I was so jealous of his white Fender! I think I was like 11 or 12. By 13 I abandoned the paint brush for the plectrum.
@stefan1024 5 жыл бұрын
My first guitar was a keyboard.
@Mrmre 5 жыл бұрын
legend
@expedientself 5 жыл бұрын
Could watch this guy bend guitar necks and generate ungodly feedback all day.
@MsStorto 11 ай бұрын
Se Joey Ramones è stato il modello che ha ispirato Thurston, beh, che Thurston sappia, che lui è stato il mio. Immenso amore per i Sonic Youth, per lui in particolare. Io ho lo stesso approccio, non mi va di studiare, mi va di suonare. Thanks for all! Gloria Eterna ai Sonic Youth
@dimaspradipta5445 5 жыл бұрын
can you do with Graham Coxon? i'd like to hear a story about his Telecaster with Gibson pickup
@isabellacollins6554 5 жыл бұрын
wow very nice
@liamgallagherrr 5 жыл бұрын
This was really cool
@santiagoubilla 5 жыл бұрын
Liam Gallagher Biblical
@lovbladkarl-olof3975 2 жыл бұрын
Super interesting
@Murmil1o 5 ай бұрын
tennis racket guitar is so relatable, mine was made up of duplo!
@Starch1b2c3d4a 5 жыл бұрын
Another sig model. Lets go Fender!
@colinedmunds2238 5 жыл бұрын
Em B they made one a few years back. Same with Lee Ronaldo
@ia5662 5 жыл бұрын
They already released both Sonic Youth signature models.
@HOOKSpace 5 жыл бұрын
mantap cuy
@Marc_Sola Жыл бұрын
He should make the background music for films. Very atmospheric and dark
@faunoram 5 жыл бұрын
Really entertaining video !! Gotta love Thurston torturing his guitar ! PLEASE we need a video with Kevin Shields !!
@MITCHY_B_2003 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, it’s hard to believe he’s in his 60s
@brich2929 5 жыл бұрын
that Jazzmaster though..
@michaelwertzy9808 5 жыл бұрын
The difference between Jazzmasters & Jaguars is what? Preference is up to the musician, isn't it? Dig it! Life is good. Peace
@sirhenners204 3 жыл бұрын
michael wertzy the difference is the pickups, the wiring and the scale length
@markschroeder5559 5 жыл бұрын
His Glen Branca tribute 8 Spring Street sounds alot like a Steve Reich piece.
@DelScully 5 жыл бұрын
king krule in his 70's interviewing
@matthewjdouglas6471 2 жыл бұрын
Its crazy too think that Johnny thunders was only 5 years older than Thurston. I wonder if Thurston listened to the nyc heartbreakers
@luizspindola 5 жыл бұрын
28:48 what's the name of this piece?
@theyearoftherat 5 жыл бұрын
Rock n Roll Consciousness was excellent. I need to check out Spirit Counsel.
@nimusworks5475 5 жыл бұрын
38:51....yes
@watashiwanachodes 3 жыл бұрын
Did they do one of these with Lee and with Kim? because that would be heaven to me.
@triplesevensix291 5 жыл бұрын
I seen an interview once where someone asks him " how come you have so many Jazzmaster's?" Thurston.." I like jazz." Classic.
@michaeltherion7459 5 жыл бұрын
So what's this tuning?
@richevans609 6 ай бұрын
Happy Chrimbus!
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